I have experienced three lanes and the hard shoulder trying to bring an
empty car trailer and car to a halt, fortunately for me I hit nothing and
managed to stop it. Tow the trailer with a truck or hire a truck its
safer.


One of the finest bits of driving I ever saw was a few years ago on a
freeway somewhere south of New York. I was a passenger in a 4x4 of some
sort with a trailer carrying a Formula Atlantic. It started to snake, then
fishtail, and things got a bit fraught. A couple of those huge trucks -
Peterbilt or similar - spotted what was going on, and one came alongside on
the left with the other on the right. They then moved gently together with
us in between and squeezed until we were all straightened up. No CB, no
mobile phones, just excellent observation and brilliant execution.

Don't suppose the drivers read this NG but if you do, thanks, guys. Nobody
stopped so we didn't have the chance to thank you in person.

Geoff MacK